Business & Finance China issues 4 trillion yuan of bonds in June Beijing: A total of 4-trillion-yuan (about 588 billion U.S. dollars) worth of bonds were issued in June, data from the P Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:33am
Business & Finance Pakistani expats enthusiasm demonstrates trust in PM Imran Khan: Zulfi ISLAMABAD: Enthusiasm of Pakistani expatriates demonstrated their trust and confidence in the leadership of Prime Minist Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:31am
Markets Zimbabwe increases fuel prices again, but pumps remain dry HARARE: Zimbabwe hiked fuel prices on Monday for the second time in a week but most pumps remained dry, with no end in s Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:25am
Markets Sterling weakens as traders protect themselves against more falls LONDON: The pound edged lower on Monday, with investors holding on to their hedges against further weakness ahead of the Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:24am
Markets LME aluminium may fall into $1,806-$1,820 range SINGAPORE: LME aluminium may break a support at $1,837 per tonne this week and fall into a range of $1,806-$1,820. Th Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:23am
World Japan officials hunt for reasons behind fire that killed 34 KYOTO, Japan: Japanese officials groped on Monday for answers to why a blaze tore through an animation company, amid rep Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:21am
Markets Stellar debut for China's Nasdaq-style board adds $44 bn in market cap SHANGHAI: Trading on China's new Nasdaq-style board for homegrown tech firms hit a fever pitch on Monday, sending shares Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:03am
Markets Oil rises more than 2pc after Iran seizes British tanker LONDON: Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday on concerns that Iran's seizure of a British tanker last week may lead to Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:02am
Markets Europe stocks gain; oil jumps on Middle East tensions LONDON: European stocks struggled higher on Monday, shrugging off dialled-down expectations for a big U.S. rate cut this Published 22 Jul, 2019 11:01am
World Taiwan June export orders fall for 8th month as China demand tumbles TAIPEI: Taiwan's export orders contracted for an eighth straight month in June, with global companies increasingly hesit Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:50am
Markets TOCOM falls on weak Shanghai futures BEIJING:* Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures fell on Monday, tracking weak Shanghai futures The benchmark TOC Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:50am
World UK minister quits before Johnson becomes PM, decries "dark cloud" of Brexit LONDON: A minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the presumed n Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:43am
Markets Italian bond rally stall as politics take centre stage LONDON: Benchmark Italian bond yields stalled near three-year lows on Monday as investors geared up for a showdown betwe Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:42am
Business & Finance Belgium sells 2 bn euros of bonds, 10-year yield turns negative BRUSSELS: Belgium sold 1.987 billion euros ($2.23 billion) in an auction of its OLO bonds on Monday, with the average yi Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:40am
World Death toll from India, Nepal, Bangladesh floods jumps to over 300 DHAKA/NEW DELHI: The death toll from severe flooding in parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh rose to more than 300 on Mo Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:38am
Sports FIFA's African football takeover plan set for court challenge CAPE TOWN: FIFA's plan to take over the running of African football is set to face a possible roadblock with an executiv Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:36am
Business & Finance South Africa allocates extra $4.2 bn for cash-strapped Eskom CAPE TOWN: The South African government has made an extra 59 billion rand ($4.24 billion) available to state-owned power Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:31am
Business & Finance China pulls Philips sales higher THE HAGUE: Dutch electronics giant Philips posted on Monday a 6.0 percent rise in comparable sales for the second quarte Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:29am
Markets LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:26am
Business & Finance Goldman Sachs sees lower oil demand growth in 2019 Goldman Sachs on Sunday lowered its year-on-year oil demand forecast for 2019 citing disappointing global economic activ Published 22 Jul, 2019 09:18am